Brazil’s government on Tuesday welcomed a decision by Washington to allow Brazilian aircraft to enter the United States duty-free, down from 10% previously, amid recent changes to U.S. trade policy.
The move benefits Brazil’s aerospace sector, led by planemaker Embraer , which had faced a competitive disadvantage to rivals such as Canada’s Bombardier (BBDb.TO), opens new tab and France’s Dassault Aviation (AM.PA), opens new tab, whose jets already entered the U.S. tariff free.
Aircraft were Brazil’s third-largest export to the U.S. in 2024 and 2025, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade said in a statement, highlighting the sector’s high value added and technological intensity.
Following the latest tariff adjustments by Washington, the ministry estimated that about 25% of the country’s exports to the United States, roughly $9.3 billion as of 2025, are now subject to a 10% global tariff, putting those Brazilian goods on equal footing with products from other countries.
Before the changes, around 22% of Brazilian exports to the U.S. market faced additional tariffs of 40% or 50%, the ministry said…
